Description
We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
The engineer in this role will develop and maintain electronic control unit (ECU) simulations at multiple abstraction levels (Level 4 target-native hardware emulation and Level 3 host-native simulations). You will work as a member of a team delivering virtual ECU prototyping solutions to software and control systems engineers within our product development teams. Additionally, you will collaborate with simulation tool vendors and suppliers to resolve issues and implement methodologies for heterogeneous simulation environments.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate technologies and methods for integration of simulations and virtual ECU platforms.
- Troubleshoot virtual ECU hardware and software integration issues.
- Develop and maintain simulation tools and environments for automotive applications.
- Develop scripts to automate the building and running of virtual test environments.
- Assist software development and testing teams with adopting and using virtual ECU environments.
- Plan out project roadmap and participate in project management decisions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in developing simulation or virtualization frameworks, or equivalent experience in system programming (e.g., embedded systems, RTOS, hardware controllers, etc).
- Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python or similar scripting language.
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and technical writing skills.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
The salary for this position ranges from $99,600-$166,600 or $115,000-$192,900 depending on the salary grade.